Barrel-washer



UNITED 'STATES PATENT` OFFICE.

FREDERICK E. ANDERSON, OF GHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BARREL-WASH ER.

SPECIFICATION form g part of Letters Patent No. 189,066, dated January 3, 1893.

Application filed Septenl'er 14, I89l. SerialNo. 405.567. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

SON, a citizen of the United States, residi ng at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of 'Il1inois, have invented certain new and useful Inprovem'ents in Barrel-VVaShers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such 7 as will 'enable others skilled in the art to' IQ* which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a* novel co'nstruc- 'tion in barrl washing machines; and more particularly to that part of a barrel washing machine in which the barrel is filled with hot r water, the object being to provide a device of this characterthat wiil be'simple and drable' in construction and eflicient in operationp The inventionconsists in the features of con-` struction and combinations ,of parts here-inatter fully described and specifically claimed. "In the accompanying drawing's illustrating iny invention'z-Figure 1 is a top plan view of an apparatus constructedin accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 is a cntral, vertical, *logitudinal section of the same. V Referring now to said drawings, A indicates the tub or trough which is 'to be filled with hot water and within which. the barrels' or kege are placed, that are ,to *be titled with hot water. s

I Tracks B are located alongeachside' of the tub and are conven iently su ppjortedtherefrom by brackets or supports 1. 'From the' rear end portion of; the tub the traeks' B extend,

'15 horizon tal-ly near the bottom of's'aid tub toward the front send thereof i and are-;then inclined jpwardly as 'shown at 2 to' about the height bt-the. sides ofjthe tub The-track isthenincli'ned. downwardly as at 3 and doesnotex-- i 49 .tend to the front end 4 of the tub; The said tracks B are not 'located' close to thfl ides of tjhetub butstand some distance inwardly of, the seine. 'i 'f --Glos to the &idea of the tub -at the forward. 43226 d there'of two ;sproket wh eis grare lo ouble shaftj &supported inrbeariugs in'th'e sides of the'tub; The said shaft 6 extends` 4 through-.one side of the tuband is connected so with suitable devices for tu'rning the same.

The said sprocket wheels 5: stand' a little higherthau the highest' portion ot thetrack and extend down adjacent the bottom ot the tub and below the horizontal portion of the 4 trackway B. Near the rear end ofthe tub and close to the sides thereof two smaller sprocket wheels 7, 7, are located, which are mounted upona shaft-B supported in bearings in the sides of the tub. The lower edges i of said sprocket wheels 7 are arranged at about 69 the same height as the lower edges of sprocket wheels 5 and said sprocket wheels 7 extend only about half way to the top of the tub. Sprocket chains 9, 9` are trained around said sprocket wheels 5 and 7, andguide pulleys 10 are mounted in bearings on` the sides of the tub just over the forward end of the horizontal portions of the tracks B." The lower edge 4 of said guide pulleys 10 is arranged at about the same height as the upper edge of the 7o sprocket wheels 7, so that the sprocket chains 9 will -pass in a horizontal line from the sprocket wt '2els 7 to and under the guide pulleys 10, then ascend to and over the 'large sprocket wheels 5, and then back and along the bottom of the tub to and around the small 'sprocket wheels 7. It will thus be seen that the upper portions'of the sprocketchains are located about arallel with and a. little above the tracks B. Guides 11 are' Secured to the sides of the tub in position to support that' part of the sprocket chain between the wheels 7 and guide pulleys"` 10; At intervals the spro'cket chains 9 are connected by `rods 12, said rods being rigidly secured to said sprocket chains. -At the front end of the` tubshort downwardly inclined track sections 13 are lor cated, that form in eftect continuations of the r sections 3. i' a r In :operation the upper st-rands of the go sproeket chains travel from the spi-ceket wheel g 7 'toward the spi-ceket wheel 5.- The barrelsj orke'gs are placed'in' the'tub at the tear end' jthereof and rest upon the tracks B. The barrol-is 'engaged by one: of the bars 12 arri'edf gg .by the traveling spi-ceket chainsand'is olljedg -forwardly being filled .with hot water-in the mgeantimei The bars carry the barrel u'p` the inclined track 'section 2 andthen'over upon,`

thedownwa'rdly inclined'section 3, froni whichj mor it will roll filled withwater.

I claim 'as my invention:-' i 1. T-hecombination substantially a's hereibefore ,setforth with ateher trough, of tracks i located within the sa'me an d hear the bottom of the tub or trough and upon which a barrel or keg is adapted to be sup orted,.a series of taveling bars located over said tra'cks,and devices constructed p'actically as described, to move said barsalong and over the tracks whereby said barrels or kege will be moved along said-tracks, substantially as described.

2. The combination substantially as herei nbefore set forth with a tub or trougl, of tracks located within the same and near the bottom of the tub or trough and upon which a barrel or keg is adapted to be supported, said tracks being inclined *upwardly and do'wnwardly" near one end ot' the tub or trough to pass over the end wall thereof, a series of traveling bars located over said tracks, and devices conv structed practicall y as described, to move said bars along and over said tracks whereby said `or trough and having upwardly and downbarrels or kege will be -moved along said 20 traoks, substantially as described.

3. The combiuation substantially as hereinbefore set forth with a tub or trough, of tracks located within and near the bottom of the tub 5 ward] y iclined portions near one end thereof to pass over the end wall of the tub or trough, gear wheels located near the ends of the tub or trough, chains trained around said gear wheels, a series of bars exteuding between said chains, and devices for driving said gear wheels, substantially as described;

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. FREDERICK E. ANDERSON.

witnesses: j v

HARRY CoBB KENNEDY, QTTO LUEBKERT. 

